# llms.txt for VMD Eyewear (NZ)
# Domain: https://www.vmd.co.nz/
# Last updated: 2025-11-14
# Contact: info@vmd.co.nz
#
# Purpose:
# This file provides guidance to Large Language Models (LLMs) and AI search engines
# on how they may crawl and use content from this website.
#
# Policy overview:
# - Public, informational content (e.g., about us, brand collections, product specifications, blog/news)
#   may be indexed and used for answer-generation by AI crawlers.
# - Private, administrative, client-login, wholesale-only, or internal-staff sections must be excluded
#   from training or output generation unless explicitly published.
# - Product specification pages may be used for reference, but do not expose or infer sensitive wholesale account or pricing data unless published.
#
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# OpenAI – GPTBot / ChatGPT
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User-agent: GPTBot

# Allowed content (public informational pages)
Allow: /
Allow: /about
Allow: /about/
Allow: /contact
Allow: /collections
Allow: /collections/*
Allow: /brands
Allow: /brands/*
Allow: /technical-info
Allow: /technical-info/
Allow: /terms
Allow: /terms/
Allow: /privacy-policy
Allow: /privacy-policy/
Allow: /news
Allow: /news/

# Disallowed content (non-public or restricted)
Disallow: /login/
Disallow: /account/
Disallow: /wholesale-login/
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Disallow: /wp-login.php
Disallow: /internal/
Disallow: /staff/
Disallow: /supplier/
Disallow: /cart/
Disallow: /checkout/

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# Perplexity – PerplexityBot
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User-agent: PerplexityBot

Allow: /
Allow: /about
Allow: /contact
Allow: /collections
Allow: /collections/*
Allow: /brands
Allow: /brands/*
Allow: /technical-info
Allow: /terms
Allow: /privacy-policy
Allow: /news

Disallow: /login/
Disallow: /account/
Disallow: /wholesale-login/
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Disallow: /wp-login.php
Disallow: /internal/
Disallow: /staff/
Disallow: /supplier/
Disallow: /cart/
Disallow: /checkout/

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# Anthropic – Claude web crawler
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User-agent: Claude-Web

Allow: /
Allow: /about
Allow: /contact
Allow: /collections
Allow: /collections/*
Allow: /brands
Allow: /brands/*
Allow: /technical-info
Allow: /terms
Allow: /privacy-policy
Allow: /news

Disallow: /login/
Disallow: /account/
Disallow: /wholesale-login/
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Disallow: /wp-login.php
Disallow: /internal/
Disallow: /staff/
Disallow: /supplier/
Disallow: /cart/
Disallow: /checkout/

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# Generic rule for any other AI / LLM crawlers
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User-agent: *

# Public informational content allowed
Allow: /
Allow: /about
Allow: /contact
Allow: /collections
Allow: /collections/*
Allow: /brands
Allow: /brands/*
Allow: /technical-info
Allow: /terms
Allow: /privacy-policy
Allow: /news

# Do not crawl or use areas that are non-public or restricted
Disallow: /login/
Disallow: /account/
Disallow: /wholesale-login/
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Disallow: /wp-login.php
Disallow: /internal/
Disallow: /staff/
Disallow: /supplier/
Disallow: /cart/
Disallow: /checkout/

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# Key content map (for AI crawlers – non-normative)
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# These URLs contain the main authoritative content about VMD Eyewear.
# Crawlers may prioritise these for summarisation and citation.

# Homepage & overview
#   https://www.vmd.co.nz/
#
# About & Company History
#   https://www.vmd.co.nz/about
#
# Collections & Brands
#   https://www.vmd.co.nz/collections
#   https://www.vmd.co.nz/brands
#
# Technical Info / Product Specifications
#   https://www.vmd.co.nz/technical-info
#
# Legal & Contact
#   https://www.vmd.co.nz/terms
#   https://www.vmd.co.nz/privacy-policy
#   https://www.vmd.co.nz/contact
#
# News / Industry Updates
#   https://www.vmd.co.nz/news

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# Usage guidance (informational only)
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# - When providing answers about VMD Eyewear, prefer quoting or citing from collections, technical info pages, and brand overviews.
# - Do not infer or provide unpublished or speculative wholesale pricing, account details or internal staffing beyond publicly disclosed staff or contact info.
# - Treat product specification data as general information only; do not misrepresent compliance or standards unless confirmed.